Improvement in harrows



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' Harrow.

No. 208,129. Patented sept; 17.1878.

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UNITED STATES -PATENT Genion.

ELIAS VANDAWATEB, OF vIlIAN'IENO, ILLINOIS.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,129, datedSeptember 17, 1878; application filed April 8, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, ELIAS VANDAWATER, of Manteno, in the county ofKankakee and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Harrows; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of my invention, which will ena-bleothers skilled in the art to which it -appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure 1 represents a top-plan view of my improvedinvention, and Fig. 2 a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line:o x of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference occurring` on the several iigures indicatelike parts.

My invention relates to improvements in flexible harrows, and isdesigned more particularl y as an improvement upon the iiexible harrowfor which Letters Patent of the United States were granted to me underdate of August 14, 187 7 and numbered 194,196, in which two or moresections are hinged together, capable of being elevated to clear them ofcloggin g matter, and provided with suitable wheels for convenientlytransporting the same from one place to another 5 and the presentinvention consists of improved means for raising and lowering thesections, as also in the simplication of the details of construction andgeneral arrangement of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, A A A represent the main or carrying frame,secured at.

the rear to the axle D, andvprovided at the front with a pivoted wheel,B, said axle D being also provided with suitable wheels B B. Crepresents the main or central section of the harrow, and E E the outersections or wings, which are pivoted at a. to the central section.

At or about the center of the section C is arranged a beam, C', and towhich are mortised the standards b b, between which passes thecentralbeam, A, of the carryin g-frame. At the upper part of thestandards b b, and between the same, is pivoted the cam-lever F, asshown.

To the front beam of the section U are also mortised two standards, c c,which pass up,

one 011 each side ofthe central beam, A, of the carrying-frame, andhaving a small cam-lever, F', pivoted in the upper part thereof. rEhecentral sect-ion, C, is also hung or pivoted to the front part of thebeam A of the carryingframe by means of the rods d d, arranged as shownin Fig. 1.

To the rear frame of the section C are pivoted levers H H, one on .eachside of the carryingframe. To these levers, near the center, areattached one end of the rods j' f, the opposite ends of said rods beingattached to the outer rear part of the wings or sections E, as shown inFig. 1.

An adjustable pivoted seat, G, is attached to the beam A of thecarryingfframe, to enable the operator to properly manipulate andcontrol the movements of the harrow.

The construction of my invention being as described, it will be observedthat in the operation of the same the harrows or sections can be raisedor lowered at will, so as to harrow deep or shallow, by means of thecam-lever F, which raises or lowers the central section, C, and thelevers H H, which raise and lower the outer wings or sections, E.

It will also be observed that the harrows may be raised and held in thatposition, the central one, C, by the small cam-lever F at the front, andthe outer wings or sections, E, by passing or catching the end of one ofthe levers H under the loop or brace G onl the end of the opposite leverH, thereby enabling the easy transportation of the harrows from oneplace to another when not in use. y

By means of my present improvements the harrows can be operated by oneman, who occupies the seatG at the rear, and who can readily manipulatethe cam-lever F and levers H H, to elevate or lower the harrows whilevworking, or raise either or all of the sections, to get rid of cloggingmatter without having to change his position or interfering with themanagement of his team.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1.In a harrow, the combination of the beams A A A", axle D, having wheelsB B', and pivoted wheel B, forming the carrying-frame, with the centralsection, C, having standards b I) and c c, provided with cam-leversF Fand rods cl nl, and having the outer Wings or sec- In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as tions, E E, pivoted thereto, and operated by myown invention I affix my signature in presthe levers H H and rodsjf,substantially as ence of two Witnesses. and for the purpose specified.

2. In a barrow, the combination of the outer ELIAS VANDAWATER. Wings, EE, and central section, C, constructed as described, with the centralbeam, A, of the Vitnesses: carrying-frame, substantially as and for theJos. E. LABRIE, Jr., purpose specified. ANATOLE LABRl-E.

